execution

Definitions

1. 1.A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer. A warrant for his execution. Shak.
2. 2.The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music. The first quality of execution is truth. Ruskin.
3. 3.(Law) (a) The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law. (b) A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect; final process. (c) The act of signing, and delivering a legal instrument, or giving it the forms required to render it valid; as, the execution of a deed, or a will.
4. 4.That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; -- usually with do. To do some fatal execution. Shak.
5. 5.The act of sacking a town. [Obs.] Beau. & FL.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer. A warrant for his execution. Shak called?
• What is that which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; -- usually with do. To do some fatal execution. Shak called?
• What is the act of sacking a town. [Obs.] Beau. & FL called?